![]() There are few major writers on that list, but some significant statements have been made elsewhere: Alice Walker, for example, refuses to let her books be translated in Hebrew. Many are the same writers who urged noted British author Ian McEwan to reject the Israel prize a few years ago, the same year that an Israeli author was kicked off a literary panel in Italy at the request of a Palestinian writer. Grossman’s books are not only removed from shelves in the Arab world but even in such unlikely places as Glasgow, Scotland.Īs the boycott of Israeli arts becomes widespread, lists supporting boycotts are growing. Yet that does not exempt him from the excoriation of the self-righteous. Grossman has close relations with Palestinian writers and is a leading voice of the Israeli left. Protesters question why he lives in Israel at all, no matter his views. ![]() The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, a campaign to put pressure on Israel with the stated goal to end Israeli occupation of Palestinian lad, does not distinguish according to individual views.įor example,Grossman, whose leftist credentials are impeccable (and whose son died fighting against Hezbollah days after Grossman himself urged the government to accept a ceasefire), is forced to confront hostile audiences in Europe. Part of the painful irony in the boycott against Israeli authors is that the author’s political stance is irrelevant. Apart from the author’s name, it could have been written anywhere. Sapiens succeeded on a global scale, but it has not a word connecting it to Israeli culture or society. ![]() She also represented the single most popular book out of Israel in recent years, Yuval Harari’s Sapiens. ![]() Harris represents some of Israel’s most notable authors, including David Grossman and Meir Shalev. ![]()
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